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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155107 | Current position transmission in a shared robust scheme A method implemented on a network node includes receiving an adjustable schedule of transmission start slots, where the transmission start slots represent transmission initiation opportunities for the initiation of data transmission by at least one of a plurality of... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142965 | Method and system for measuring in patterned structures A sample having a patterned area and a method for use in controlling a pattern parameter is presented. The sample comprises at least one test structure having a patterned region similar to a pattern in the patterned area, the patterns in the patterned area and in th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8109903 | Catheter including a bendable portion A catheter including a tube having at least one lumen, at least one elongate element, the at least one elongate element having a bendable portion at a predetermined bendable portion location therealong forward of a distal end of the tube and at least one selectably ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109897 | Method for selective thermal treatment Methods for selective cooling or heating of a target site in the human body include a catheter having a supply elongated element and a delivery elongated element, with inlet and exit ports. Blood is withdrawn from the supply elongated element and cooled or heated in... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8081086 | AVI transponder with audio announcements means An automatic vehicle identification (AVI) unit includes a transponder to communicate with an interrogator regarding at least an identification of a vehicle in which the AVI unit is located, and an audio speaker to broadcast verbal announcements based on information ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8069586 | Orthopedic foot appliance An orthopedic foot appliance providing optimal and adaptable comfort and shock absorption while at the same time varying degrees of heel support, arch support and motion control depending on the foot type and footwear. The foot appliance consists of a cushioning ins... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8041401 | Personalization content sharing system and method A method includes previously downloading, to a device of a user, media content chosen by a buddy of the user and an indication that it is to be associated with the buddy, passing the downloaded media content to the device as the media content to be associated in a c... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040871 | Null indication in a shared robust scheme A method implemented on a network node includes receiving an adjustable schedule of transmission start slots, the slots representing opportunities for initiating data transmission by at least one network device on a network, transmitting an expected duration indicat... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038612 | Virtual ports devices and method A device auxiliary to surgery, for anchoring and lifting cavity walls or internal organs of a patient. The device provides a virtual port, that is an instrument that can be non-invasively, or minimally invasively and removably attached to the undersurface of a patie... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8018965 | Contention slots in a shared robust scheme A method includes receiving a schedule of transmission start slots on a network node, the slots representing reserved and/or nonreserved opportunities for initiating data transmission by at least one network device in a network, the reserved opportunities associated... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016480 | Heat flow sensor Heat flow sensor having at least two plates with the heat (thermo) sensitive elements and with holes (openings) for the passage of air flow, so that the tops of both plates with the thermo sensitive elements are placed facing the outer surface of the sensor, so that... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7976451 | Transcranial magnetic stimulation system and methods A system and methods for transcranial magnetic stimulation, the system including a helmet, a positioning portion, a stimulator and a cooling system, are disclosed. The helmet includes a coil for deep brain magnetic stimulation. The coil has a base portion, and retur... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974332 | High-frequency HomePNA A network device includes a HomePNA modem and means for synchronizing its clock with clocks of other HomePNA modems in the network in order to communicate at a higher frequency band. In one embodiment, the synchronization is with pilot signals. In another, it is by ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965564 | Processor arrays made of standard memory cells Standard memory circuits are used for executing a sum-of-products function between data stored in the memory and data introduced into the memory. The sum-of-products function is executed in a manner substantially similar to a standard memory read operation. The memo... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7948933 | Remote transmission system A virtual broadband transmitting unit includes a stream generator to generate a multiplicity of data streams from an incoming media datastream, and a transmission manager to control the upload of the multiplicity of data streams along a multiplicity of transmission ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944939 | Adaptive synchronous media access protocol for shared media networks In some embodiments of the present invention, asynchronous network nodes and synchronous network nodes coexist on a shared media network. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7463192 | Phased array antenna for indoor application A novel phased array antenna assembly is hereto presented. This antenna is adapted for reducing severe radiation hazards to the human body, and is useful for transmitting and receiving signals while taking into account the indoor electromagnetic field strength. The ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7421814 | Safety mechanism for handgun and rifle trigger A safety mechanism for handgun useful for preventing shooting by toddlers, having a lock ring assembly, having means to match the trigger finger of adults only, and a box assembly, having means to enable the shooting exclusively performed by said adults. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415883 | Method for protecting resonating sensors and open protected resonating sensors A protected resonating sensor may include at least one resonating sensor unit, each sensor unit has one or more vibratable members. The protected sensor includes at least one body of gel for protecting the vibratable member(s) of the sensor. The gel may be disposed ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408949 | Hybrid telephone, non-telephone network A hybrid network includes telephone and non-telephone network media. The communication devices communicate along the hybrid network according to a media access plan. The non-telephone communication devices do not have collision detection although the telephone commu... | 08/05/2008 |
| D569522 | Roller bar electrode | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373563 | Root cause correlation in connectionless networks A method for correlating routing errors to link failures in a network, the method including detecting a link failure between a first and a second router NODES in a network, associating a first node address indicated in a first routing table of the first router with ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361163 | Fluid transfer device having removable needle cartridge A fluid transfer device including a cartridge having a plurality of needles, an advancer operative to selectably advance any of the plurality of needles in the cartridge to a needle deployment position, and a syringe operative to convey fluid through the needle in t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348543 | Optical encoder with hollow light guide for indicating the angular position of a rotary shaft An optical encoder assembly and a method for measuring a rotation angle in which optical beams are spread over the circumference of a rotating optical disk by means of optical guides (OG). In the preferred embodiment the rotating optical disk has a pair of concentri... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347818 | Standardized medical cognitive assessment tool A testing system and method for evaluation of neurological function are provided. Specifically, the system and method can be used to differentiate between normal and pathological function for motor skills, logic, reasoning, coordination, verbal function, memory, and... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342893 | Path discovery in a distributed network management architecture A method of determining a communications path in a computer network, the method including sending a simulated network message within a model of the computer network from a source device component within the model to a destination device component within the model al... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7315168 | Shimming with MRI gradient A method of correcting active shimming element of a magnetic resonance device, including providing a set of correction values for each shimming element for a given N sub volumes, wherein N is an integer number greater than or equal to 1, detecting irregularities in ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314326 | Device and method for treating pathologically affected skin Device for treating pathological conditions of skin surfaces, which comprises a main component that includes a body and a contact layer superimposed to one another, wherein the body is porous to provide storage capacity for liquid medicament fed to it and permeable ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7299901 | Antilock and antiskid mechanical brake system for vehicles and method thereof The present invention discloses a mechanical brake system for decelerating or ending the rotation of a wheel of a vehicle, adapted to eliminate the friction of the brakes with said decelerated wheel in the manner that the braking force is mechanically provided to be... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297907 | Means and method of maintaining a constant temperature in the magnetic assembly of a magnetic resonance device The present invention discloses a novel active insulation device and method for thermally shielding an external body from temperature fluctuations of a contained body. The method comprising providing an active thermal insulation envelope between the contained body a... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294107 | Standardized medical cognitive assessment tool A testing system and method for evaluation of neurological function are provided. Specifically, the system and method can be used to differentiate between normal and pathological function for motor skills, logic, reasoning, coordination, verbal function, memory, and... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275830 | Methods devices and systems for detecting eye disease Methods and systems for performing an eye test and for detecting eye disease. A test pattern is presented to an individual. The individual fixates an eye on a fixation target. The test pattern is then hidden and a second test pattern is displayed at a different loca... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7210631 | Color bar code system A color bar code system includes a camera reader to read at least one color bar code having a subset of N bar code colors, a color association unit and an identifier. The color association unit associates each point in a color space with one of the bar code colors. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7177474 | Video to animation conversion with file size constraint A method for converting video from a first format into a second format, the method including decoding into a series of frames video that is encoded in a first format, mapping the colors represented in the frames into a palette having fewer colors than the number of ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7158871 | Handwritten and voice control of vehicle components A recognition system (20) for use in a vehicle or the like includes a handwriting recognizer (44) and a voice recognizer (38) for receiving handwriting and voice signals, where the signals are associated with commands used to operate with a vari... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134341 | Methods and devices for determining the resonance frequency of passive mechanical resonators Methods and systems for determining the resonance frequency of a resonator, using the Doppler effect. An interrogating sonic beam including a carrier frequency and one or more resonator exciting frequencies is directed at a resonator disposed in a measurement enviro... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7113857 | Handwritten and voice control of vehicle components A recognition system for use in a vehicle or the like includes a handwriting recognizer and a voice recognizer for receiving handwriting and voice signals and a control unit to communicate a command signal associated with one, the other or a combination of both of t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7082105 | Topology discovery in ATM networks A method for topology discovery in an ATM network, the method including identifying an active VC between two ATM network device ports, and maintaining a link between the ATM network device ports in a topology graph where the active VC has the same VPI/VCI at both of... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7051935 | Color calibration for color bar codes A color bar code system includes a camera reader to read at least one color bar code having a subset of N bar code colors, a color association unit and an identifier. The color association unit associates each point in a color space with one of the bar code colors. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032463 | Respiratory flow sensor A respiratory tract differential-pressure flow sensor, including a tube having a distal end that is insertable into a respiratory tract, an interfering body disposed within the tube proximal to the distal end and having a first edge facing one end of the tube and a ... | 04/25/2006 |
